Nation pays homage to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary today

Nation pays homage to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his 120th birth anniversary today. It was on this day in 1897, Netaji was born in Cuttack, Odisha. A number of functions have been organised in different parts of the country to mark the occasion. In Delhi, floral Tributes will be paid to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in the Central Hall of Parliament. 

In Andaman Nicobar Islands, the Subash Mela Committee of Havelock is organising Subash Mela at Krishna Nagar Havelock from today. A Variety of Cultural Programmes including Sports and games will also be organised during the mela. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid rich tribute to Netaji. In a



series of tweets, Mr Modi said Netaji's valour played a major role in freeing India from colonialism. The Prime Minister said, Netaji was a great intellectual who always thought about the interests and well being of the marginalised sections of society.Mr Modi said, he feels honoured that his government got the opportunity to declassify files relating to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and fulfil a popular demand pending for decades. He said files relating to Netaji are available on netajipapers.gov.in. In his tribute, Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu described Netaji as a fervent nationalist and patriot who fought defiantly to liberate India.